The programme aims to contribute to reducing traffic injuries and fatalities by developing recommendations for establishing criteria, models, standards and regulations for traffic-safe school zones in Vietnam.
Key targets for 2025 include a minimum 30% reduction in administrative processing time, compliance costs, and business conditions.
Since 2019, there have been no Phu Yen fishing vessels being detained or penalised for illegal fishing in foreign waters. VMS monitoring of offshore fishing activities has been carried out consistently and effectively.
The pilot project, part of a broader strategy jointly agreed upon by both Vietnam and China, has received consistent approval from the two sides’ central to provincial authorities.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lt. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Lam said that in recent years, the ministry has spearheaded fundraising campaigns and collaborated with localities to build more than 28,600 homes, along with numerous schools and educational facilities, at a total cost of over 1.4 trillion VND (about 53.8 million USD).
Under its plan, the province will build and repair 971 homes in 2025, including 188 for people with meritorious service, 695 for poor and near-poor households, and 88 for other disadvantaged families.
Cuban media noted with reverence the historical symbolism of May 19, the birth date of President Ho Chi Minh and the death date of Cuban national hero José Martí, as a profound reminder of the deep connection between the two nations.
TVFA President Sanan Angubolkul emphasised that 2025 holds special historical significance for Vietnam–Thailand relations.
As part of Vietnam Week in St. Petersburg (May 19–23), a Vietnamese Language and Culture Festival was held on May 21 at High School No. 488 in the city’s Vyborg district, Russia.
During the 2024–2025 dry season, Search Team 192 of the Military Command of Hue city searched and recovered the remains of 10 volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos, with support from Salavan and Sekong provinces.
The work is expected to significantly reduce flooding at the site during the rainy season, improving safety for more than 140 pupils and creating a better environment for their learning and play.
Vietnam’s copyright sector is rapidly expanding alongside its digital economy, with music copyright royalties alone projected to reach around 15 million USD by the end of 2025.
Cambodian scholars have expressed strong confidence in Vietnam’s development path, attributing its achievements to sound leadership, national unity, and the lasting legacy of President Ho Chi Minh – a global cultural icon and prominent figure in both national and international workers’ movements.
The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, were repatriated following a handover ceremony on May 21. They will be re-buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri on May 22.
The media award on human rights in Vietnam is open to both Vietnamese and foreign nationals aged 15 and above, featuring two categories - photography and video.
By 2030, the airport is expected to reach level 4E status, capable of handling wide-body aircraft like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, with a capacity for 5 million passengers and 20,000 tonnes of cargo annually.
The extended road will connect National Highway 1 (the intersection with Vo Van Kiet Street) in HCM City to the border between Long An and HCM City.
The 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh has been celebrated with ceremonies held by the Vietnamese embassies in Mozambique and Angola.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phung Thanh Vinh said that carrying a noble international duty, many Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts heroically joined Lao people in their struggle for national liberation and independence. Many of them sacrificed their lives in the country, including more than 12,000 soldiers laying down in the three provinces of Xaysomboun, Vientiane, and Xiangkhouang.
The programme has enabled the Vietnamese students in Laos to practise speaking their mother tongue and for teachers in the two countries to exchange pedagogical experience.
